3. A viable option of training when the population is large and widely dispersed
Correct : B. PI
4. The term most often used in private industry or government for training employees using computer assisted instructions is
Correct : A. CBT
5. The training room should be preferably ___________ in shape
Correct : B. Square
6. A game or exercise that prompts trainees to get involved in meeting and talking with others
Correct : A. Icebreaker
7. The trainees that set out to ruin the training session for everyone are
Correct : C. Angry trainee
8. __________ is designed to determine the value and clarity of the various pieces of the training program in a controlled setting.
Correct : A. Dry run
9. The outcomes that measure the trainee’s perceptions, emotions and subjective
evaluations of the training experience
Correct : A. Reaction outcomes
10. Careers are often said to be more difficult to manage now than in the past because:
Correct : A. The nature of jobs and organisations is changing rapidly
11. The career-related consequences of the delayering of organisations include:
Correct : B. Promotion being a bigger step when it happens
12. 'An area of the self-concept that is so central that a person will not give it up even if forced to make a difficult choice' is a definition of:
Correct : B. Career anchor
13. Which of the following is sometimes used as an indicator of subjective career success?
Correct : C. Career satisfaction
14. In most companies the current answer to the question, “Who's responsible for an employee’s career development,” is:
Correct : D. no one and that’s why little career development is being done
15. A number of events and forces in the business environment have shaped the move in career development from corporate to individual responsibility, including:
Correct : B. the empowerment movement
16. The purpose of career development has changed over time:
Correct : D. To become less important than it was in the 1970s and 1980s.
17. Companies now view career development as a way to meet a variety of goals, including:
Correct : C. Improving quality of work life.
18. Initially, companies viewed career development as a program to meet organizational need. Now, it is also looked upon as a way to meet employees’ needs. This shift in perspective is due to:
Correct : D. all of the above
19. In recent years, the career development field has changed very rapidly as
Correct : D. b and c
20. Career development differs from training in that:
Correct : C. Career development has a wider focus and broader scope than training.
21. Career development
Correct : B. is a formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people’s skills
22. When it comes to career development, workers:
Correct : D. Usually don't have sufficient experience to warrant promotion to the positions they desire.
23. When businesses do not provide career development to employees, it increases the possibilities that:
Correct : D. the business will not keep pace with the changing business environment
24. In the talent management end to end process, the workforce compensation management leads to
Correct : B. performance management
25. Professional competence and consistency is exhibited by
Correct : B. performance manager
26. Modifying selection procedures for senior employees is a step to
Correct : A. keep retirees
27. The process of attracting, selecting, training and promoting employees through a particular firm is called
Correct : C. talent management
28. In the talent management end to end process, the workforce and succession planning leads to
Correct : A. compensation management
29. In traditional focus, providing opportunities for learning is part of
Correct : A. training and development
30. In career development focus, the information about individual interests and preferences is part of
Correct : D. human resource planning
31. In career development focus, the addition of development plans is part of
Correct : B. performance appraisal
32. In career development, providing support in employee development plans is part of
Correct : B. manager role
33. In traditional focus, the rewards based on the production is part of
Correct : D. compensation and benefits
34. Which of the following is not a stage in the systematic training cycle?
Correct : C. planning the training
35. Which of the following organizations were established in 2001 to cover learning and skills development in a wide range of areas?
Correct : A. Training and Enterprise Councils
36. Which of the following organisations are responsible for ‘the enhancement and improvement of the performance of people involved in development, management, health and safety and representation of people in the workplace’?
Correct : B. The Employment National Training Organisation
37. Which of the following organisations aims at improving the quality of training and development practices by setting national standards and by linking these to the achievement of business goals?
Correct : A. Investors in People UK
38. Which national training schemes exist at advanced and foundation level?
Correct : D. Modern apprenticeships
39. Which of the following is not one of the four principles that underpin the Investors in people standard?
Correct : C. commitment
40. Which of the following is the best term to describe people who guide and suggest suitable
learning experiences for their proteges?
Correct : A. human resource directors
41. Which level of NVQ does the following specification describe? This level recognises competence in the performance of complex, technical and professional work activities performed in a variety of settings. There is likely to be a substantial degree of personal autonomy and responsibility, and it is usually necessary to demonstrate competence in allocating resources and in management or supervision.
Correct : D. level 5
42. Which of the following is not a current version of New Deal?
Correct : A. New Deal 25 plus
43. Which of the following is true of modern apprenticeships?
Correct : A. employers had no involvement in developing the national standards
44. In mentoring relationships, first mentoring stage which consists of six to twelve months period is classified as
Correct : D. Redefinition
45. Situation which occurs when an employee learns new ideas and returns to workplace where people follow same old ideas is classified as
Correct : B. encapsulated training
46. Relationship between employees in which experienced managers help individual employees in their early career is classified as
Correct : D. communication
47. In mentoring relationships, second mentoring stage which consists of two to five years and helps employees gaining self-confidence is considered as
Correct : D. cultivation
48. Method in which problem to be solved is described for employees is called
Correct : D. case study method
49. Improving current and future management performance is called
Correct : A. job rotation
50. Method in which teams consisting managers compete on solving problems is called
Correct : B. action learning
51. Technique, involving trainees to act on role of specific person in real situation is
Correct : A. behavior modeling
52. A technique, in which trainees are shown films on management techniques, is called
Correct : A. behavior modeling
53. In an organisation initiating career planning, the career path model would essentially form the basis for
Correct : A. Placement
54. Which traditional theorist believed that behavior involves purpose, goals, and
expectations?
Correct : C. Thorndike
55. Spence's anticipatory goal concept is comparable to Tolman's
Correct : B. cognitive map.
56. Which traditional learning theorist believed that the use of hypothetical constructs does not
contribute to our understanding of behavior?
Correct : D. Rotter
57. Guthrie rejected Thorndike's
Correct : B. law of readiness.
58. According to Tolman, reward is not required for learning but is required for
Correct : C. memory.
59. In a career development, offering and discussing variety of paths for career development,
included
Correct : C. employer role
60. In career development, providing assistance programs for academic learning is an art of
Correct : B. manager role
61. In career development focus, individual goal setting is the part of
Correct : A. training and development
62. In career development, seeking out career resources is included in
Correct : A. individual role
63. According to the systematic training cycle which of the following is not defined as a
stage in it.:
Correct : D. Job instruction on a one-to-one basis
64. Which of the following is least relevant for Learning in any Training exercise?
Correct : A. Costly Equipment
65. Which of the following is not true about training?
Correct : A. Training is independent activity and not related to Organizational Strategy.
66. What is a learning organization?
Correct : A. An organization which facilitates the learning of all its members and continuously transform itself.
67. Planned and associated with specific outcomes refers to learning that is:
Correct : B. Structured learning
68. What is explicit knowledge?
Correct : B. Learners go from knowing what into knowing how and when to apply knowledge
69. Which of the following is general increasing of knowledge for the purpose of using it in future life?
Correct : C. Education
70. The stage in which the learning curve stops growing and stagnated:
Correct : D. Learning plateau stage
71. It results when a person gives meaning to its feeling through senses:
Correct : D. Perception
72. This domain is concerned with a learner’s emotions
Correct : A. Affective domain
73. Learning Process consists of:
Correct : C. Both a and b
74. Learning directed by identifying one’s own learning objectives and motivation refers to:
Correct : B. Self-directed learning
75. Which of the following is not external environmental factor that influences the learning process?
Correct : C. General learning environment in the program
76. Learning to prepare the individual related to specific future job is called:
Correct : A. Training
77. Training needs analysis can take place at organizational, task, and person levels. Organizational training needs generally occur when:
Correct : A. There is some kind of barrier hindering the achievement of organisational aims and objectives which is best removed by training.
78. Which of these is the benefit of needs assessment?
Correct : A. Assessment makes training department more accountable
79. The next step to Training Needs Analysis is:
Correct : C. Identifies the training objectives
80. What is explicit purpose of assigning KSA to positions?
Correct : B. Designate the set of competencies required by a position.
81. Which of the following is not helpful of preparing Instructional design?
Correct : D. Copy other organizations’ design.
82. Which of the following is not part of well written training objectives’ characteristics?
Correct : D. They should be absolute
83. _________ seeks to examine the goals of the organisation and the trends that are likely to affect these goals.
Correct : B. Organisational analysis
84. Which of the following should not be included in a training objective?
Correct : A. The location of where the behaviour should be exhibited
85. Declarative knowledge refers to:
Correct : C. Factual or explicit knowledge
86. In assessing training needs, an examination of production efficiency, labor costs, turnover, and accidents would be part of which training needs analysis?
Correct : D. All of the above
87. The analysis to Identify specific skills needed for specific job is called
Correct : C. task analysis
88. Which of the following factors did not identify as Important in the transfer of learning to the workplace?
Correct : A. Financial support (resources, funds for training)
89. Uniqueness refers to:
Correct : C. The extent to which employees are rare and specialized and not highly available in the labor market.
90. Critical and Highly Skilled Job-based employees are characterized by:
Correct : A. High value and high uniqueness.
91. Which of the following positions is characterized by low value and low uniqueness?
Correct : C. Secretarial staff
92. The unique characteristics of a learning organization is that:
Correct : B. it has the capacity to gather new information and use it for improvement
93. The career-related consequence of the delayering of organisations most likely option is:
Correct : B. Promotion being a bigger step when it happens
94. An area of the self-concept that is so central that a person will not give it up even if forced to make a difficult choice' is a definition of:
Correct : B. Career anchor
95. Generally, in big companies who is responsible for an employee’s career development:
Correct : D. The HRM department
96. The purpose of career development is:
Correct : A. focus on both the organization and the individual.
97. Initially, companies viewed career development as a program to meet organizational need. Now, it is also looked upon as a way to meet employees’ needs. This shift in perspective is due to:
Correct : C. employee demands for more career advancement opportunities
98. In recent years, the career development field has changed very rapidly as
Correct : D. (c) and (b)
99. Career development differs from training in that:
Correct : C. Career development has a wider focus and broader scope than training.
100. Career development is:
Correct : B. is a formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people’s skills